Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-04
49th Congress.--Second Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb: 8, 1887.
| SENATE-Ths credentials Of Senator Whit.
thorne for the unexpired terra lsending
| March 18th next and those of Senator Sawyer
for the full term beginning March next
| were presented.
Mr.. Evarts introduced bill for the pur-
chase of Ericsson's Destroyer" and ten
| large steel vessels of the same type. The
bill appropriated $4,000 and 100000
for these purposes respectively; referred.
The Senate adopted Mr.. Ingalls, resolution
of last session discharging the committee on
pensions from further consideration of the
bill which provides for the removal of the
limitations appropriations for arrears of
pensions. The measure will come before the
Senate for consideration at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
|. The remainder of the time until two
O'Clock was taken up on the consideration of
Mr.. Plumbs resolution calling for informa-
ton in pension cases, during which Messrs.
Morgan and Beck took occasion to intimate
that the President was entirely too lenient
in the matter of permitting Republicans to
hold Office.
Without action the resolution was laid
aside and the Beck attorneys bill Fas taken
up. Mr.. Evarts opposed the bill, taking the
ground that the proposed legislation was I'M
called for. 1t was also unprecedented. The
only reason that he heard given for it was
that by the Senator from Arkansas (Mr: Ber-
gard to this matter restless dissatisfaction
and vague fear. Besides being entirely I'M
called for and entirely unprecedented the
bill was entirely illusory. No sensible man
in or out of Congress feared that there was
tendency to corruption in the relations of at
torney and client as between members of
Congress and these railroad corporations.
Those lawyers in the Senate who would vote
for this bill would make the imputation
against their profession that lawyers were to
be taken cut from the rest of the community
separated from other members and pre-
cluded from honorable and innocent conduct
for fear that they might be drawn over the
line of their duty. In order to be consistent
they should pass law forbidding members
of Congress from taking any fee.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Evarts' speech
the Senate went into secret session and when
the doors reopened Mr.. Call introduced
resolution, which was laid over without ac-
ton, providing that for the remainder of the
session the Senate meet daily at II m. and
with an hours recess sit until 9 p. m. The
House amendments to the Senate bill for a
government building at Greensboro, Ky,
were agreed to and the Senate at 4:45 p. m.
HoUsE.-Mr. Holman reported the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, and Mr.. Tucker,
from the judiciary, reported favorably the
Senate bill extending the time for fling the
French spoliation claims. An adverse re-
port was made on the bill to enable citizens
to name their postmasters.
In the morning hour Mr.. Oates, of Ala
bama, called up the bill authorizing the APP
peintment of clerks to senators and repre-
sentatives not chairInen of committees. A
spirited debate ensued, Mr.. Caldwell, of
Tennessee, taking the ground that the bill
was virtually for the purpose of increasing
the compensation of members of Congress.
Mr.. White, of Pennsylvania, favored and
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, opposed the measure,
while Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. speaking
from twenty years experience in advocacy
of the bill said that 'year after year have
paid from my poor salary 5000
for such services as was
obliged to hire a clerk to
perform He believed that if his constitu-
ents knew the sacrifices he had made to
sense by making up fund to reimburse him.
After further debate. on motion of Mr.
Eden, of Illinois, the bill was tabled; yeas
al, nays 105.
The House then went into committee of
;he whole Cd the pleuro pneumonia bill. An |
amendment by Mr.. Swinburn, of New
York, was agreed to striking out the provi- |
zion for the destruction of the diseased ami |
mails AID inserting in lieu thereof provision |
if deemed necessary for scientific |
Investigation. An amendment by Mr.. |
was agreed to reducing from |
hree-f ourths to one-half the value of the |
lnimal when sound the compensation which |
nay be allowed owners of cattle for animals |
laughtered under she provisions of the act. |
The committee then rose and without &C. |
ion on the bill the House at p. m. ad- |
burned.